Celebrity Hairstyles: Cheryl Burke Dancing With The Stars

Introduction

In our recent phone
interview the charismatic Cheryl Bautista Burke (winner of ABC's
Dancing With The Stars 2nd edition) told me "her dancing style is
unlike anyone else's" and for that matter, her hairstyle "is very
unique". In fact, Cheryl admitted "she has yet to meet anyone
that has a hairstyle that is anything like hers".

Although the
gorgeous 22 year old Taurus born May 3, 1984 makes her sensational
dancing look effortless, it's the result of years of extremely hard
work, zillions of hours of practice (at least "3 hours per day") and
careful planning.

Such is the case
with her spectacularly sexy hairstyle. Cheryl explained her
hair "was specifically designed to showcase her entire look by her
dance coach - Allan Tornsberg - who helped her design - and
yes "he cut" her "championship winning look".

I asked Cheryl
how she might describe the style and she admitted it's "hard to
describe" since "it consists of hundreds of different lengths and
wispy pieces all cut at different lengths all over" her head.

Cheryl agreed
"it's definitely not a bob because of all the different pieces" and
"actually combines a couple of different hairstyles" such as a bob,
chop and cap, although it does not exactly fit into any of those
hairstyle categories. She noted the closest accurate
description might be a "fringe" cut to extends all along the
perimeter of her head.

Indeed, after she
mentioned the fringe factor, I studied her photos and it really does
look like a beautifully handcrafted fringe that you might find on a
couture gown or a beautiful suede jacket.

Ultimately the
goal was to infuse her hair with "maximum movement", whether she is
"moving or not". Since the champion dancer is famous for
"breaking all the rules" with her dancing, she also wanted to create
a hairstyle that was completely unique.

Because her dance
style is a combination of Latin and ballroom, which she describes
"sexy and sensual" she wanted her hair to have a similar feeling.
In fact, Cheryl confessed that she used to wear her hair "long and
with blonde highlights" but wanted to "break all the traditional
ballroom hairstyle rules".

The bubbly
natural brunette explained "ballroom dancers more often than not
slick their hair up and back into a bun or other updo that doesn't
move when they dance". For her, strand movement is key when
she dances. She wants her hair to move along with the rest of her
body.

To give her hair
an even more dramatic flair, it was actually dyed black for Dance
With The Stars. Since the end of the show, which required
Cheryl to live in LA for four months during filming, she has "let
her still-fringe enhanced hair grow "from her chin to "just below
her shoulders" and let her "natural brown hue" show through.
Unsure whether she will again dye it "black" I mentioned that it
really did give her an exotic look. She agreed and added it
"make it look super shiny".

What's next for
the dance diva? Cheryl was brimming with joy and excitement
when she announced "I just found out that I was nominated for two
Emmy awards for the choreography on Dancing With The Stars."
She emphasized "it's such a tremendous honor to be nominated" that
she is just "thrilled beyond words".

As for the
future, she plans to do a lot of dancing. For years her "true core"
has been dancing and that will "not change anytime soon". In
fact, she believes "her greatest achieves in dancing are still on
the horizon of the future". Although it hasn't been definitely
decided whether she will dance on next season's show, she "is open
to the possibility".

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Yes, of course
she is pursuing other opportunities that are popping up as a result
of Dancing including acting (she recently appeared on Fox's The
Suite Life Of Zack and Cody), which is "totally out of her dancing
element" but a definite "worthwhile experience to continue to
explore".

Although she
originally moved to LA from New York specifically for the Dance
show, she has fallen in love with the city and plans to stay, at
least for the current time.

A native
Californian, she was raised in the San Franciso area where her
extremely proud mom is actively involved in running nursing related
ventures.

She also dreams
of "having her own dancing show" because so many people really do
"enjoy dancing and want to learn more about it".

Since her
original cut was crafted by her dance coach, I figured that she had
since located a Los Angeles hairdresser to maintain her signature
hairstyles. Yes, she confirmed, her dancing partner Drew and
his wife go to Chris at Je-Jeune Salon and hooked Cheryl up.
Of course a style with so many layers and pieces requires regular
visits for maintenance cuts and Cheryl reported Chris "does a great
job".

Steal This Look - Step By Step

Cheryl pointed out that because she has such a superb haircut, it
literally took her "two minutes to do my hair before the Dancing
With The Stars shows".

No surprise there, a great haircut is always the basis for styling
success or challenges and Cheryl has a precision cut.

Cheryl noted she "put a lot of product into it before the show -
usually mousse - and then she would tousle it to give it the full
and messy look".

She also commented "she didn't like her hair too soft for a
performance, so she would often skip a day of shampoo to make sure
her hair had more body, volume and oomph. She likes it to be
full and sexy when she is performing.

The celebrity hairdresser pointed out the importance of starting out with the right haircut. Either
print out
photos of Robert or similar cuts that achieve the same look.

Work with your favorite hairdresser or barber to craft a haircut
that works with your face shape, hair type, texture and current
condition.

This style might not work as well for some hair textures as others.
Be willing to modify the look to work for your own hair and
features.

1. Shampoo hair with a
product
designed for your hair type, texture and current condition.

2. Use a
rinse-out
conditioner if your hair is dry or damaged. Hair that is
fine, thinning or straight should consider a leave-in conditioner as
optional.

4. Towel blot hair and detangle. Apply
Dream Cream or a similar product to the palms of your hands.
Distribute through your hair with your fingers making sure that all
the strands are covered and tousle strands as you apply the Dream
Cream.

More Finished Look

For an more finished look apply
a gel or mousse and blow dry hair completely. For more
lift at the forehead apply a
volume enhancing product right at the roots. Finish with
hairspray.

Summary

As we were winding up our phone conversation I felt like I was
ending a conversation with a lovely friend. Cheryl is ever
gracious and sweet and truly thankful for her fans, her family and
everyone that has helped her with her career. In fact, I asked
her if she had any closing comments to which she said " please print
a very special thank you to my wonderful family, friends and my
fabulous fans who have supported me every step along the way with my
dancing journey. Without them I would not have the fantastic
opportunity to inspire people everywhere to embrace dancing and
enjoy it.